The Shemwell Family

Mary Ann TeegardenAge: 66 years18541920

Name
Mary Ann Teegarden
Given names
Mary Ann
Surname
Teegarden
Married name
Mary Ann Cross
Birth about 1854 40 27
Address: Birth year/place based on 1860 Census
Birth of a brotherFrancis Teegarden
about 1856 (Age 2 years)
Note: Birth year/place based on 1860 Census
Birth of a sisterElizabeth Helen Teegarden
January 4, 1857 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 3 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Birth of a brotherWilliam David Teegarden
about 1860 (Age 6 years)
Note: Birth year/place based on 1860 Census
Census July 18, 1860 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterZuella Estella Teegarden
December 31, 1863 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 7 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Birth of a brotherAbraham Arthur Teegarden
July 23, 1866 (Age 12 years)
Death of a brotherFrancis Teegarden
between 1860 and 1870 (Age 6 years)
Note: Francis was listed in the 1860 Census; but, was not part of the 1870 Census with the rest of his siblings. It is assumed he died between 1860 and 1870.
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 13 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 13 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 15 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Census August 10, 1870 (Age 16 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJonas Clark Sr
October 15, 1870 (Age 16 years)
MarriageWilliam Lewis CrossView this family
June 5, 1873 (Age 19 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Price Teegarden Sr
between 1876 and 1880 (Age 22 years)
Note: Still living as per 1876 Census, In the 1880 Census, his wife (Mary) was listed as a Widow. So, he must have died between 1876 and 1880.
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 24 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a maternal grandmotherSarah Price Lee
April 24, 1886 (Age 32 years)
Death of a motherMary Ann Clark
about 1886 (Age 32 years)
Note: The 1880 Census is the last record found where Mary is shown as Living, as a Widow, with her children.
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 44 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Death of a sisterSarah Elisabeth Teegarden
1904 (Age 50 years)
Note: Note found on Findagrave site for her son, Robert McQuilliam: "Mother is Sara Elizabeth Teagarden born 1849 died 1904 in Caney, Montgomery, Kansas, USA"
Death of a husbandWilliam Lewis Cross
July 10, 1908 (Age 54 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam David Teegarden
August 21, 1914 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 62 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 63 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 64 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Death of a sisterMalinda Teegarden
June 10, 1920 (Age 66 years)
Death of a sisterElizabeth Helen Teegarden
June 21, 1921 (Age 67 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Price Teegarden Jr
September 25, 1928 (Age 74 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 75 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Death between 1920 and 1930 (Age 66 years)
Note: Mary was listed in the 1920 Census as a 66 yr old Widow. She was not found in the subsequent 1930 Census with her daughter, Jessie
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 4, 1844Union, Indiana, United States
4 years
elder brother
John Price Teegarden Jr
Birth: 1847 33 20Indiana, United States
Death: September 25, 1928Sedro Woolley, Skagit, Washington, United States
3 years
elder sister
3 years
elder sister
Malinda Teegarden
Birth: July 28, 1851 37 24Indiana, United States
Death: June 10, 1920Chicago, Illinois, United States
3 years
herself
Mary Ann Teegarden
Birth: about 1854 40 27Indiana, United States
Death: between 1920 and 1930California, United States
3 years
younger brother
Francis Teegarden
Birth: about 1856 42 29Indiana, United States
Death: between 1860 and 1870Indiana, United States
1 year
younger sister
Elizabeth Helen Teegarden
Birth: January 4, 1857 43 30Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: June 21, 1921Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
4 years
younger brother
William David Teegarden
Birth: about 1860 46 33Illinois, United States
Death: August 21, 1914Brown, Ohio, United States
4 years
younger sister
Zuella Estella Teegarden
Birth: December 31, 1863 49 37Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: June 14, 1942Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
3 years
younger brother
Family with William Lewis Cross - View this family
husband
William Lewis Cross
Birth: April 10, 1850DeWitt, Illinois, United States
Death: July 10, 1908California, United States
herself
Mary Ann Teegarden
Birth: about 1854 40 27Indiana, United States
Death: between 1920 and 1930California, United States
Marriage: June 5, 1873Macon, Illinois, United States

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - John Price Teegarden Sr - Household

Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
John Price Teegardenhead42MWFarmer300OH
Mary Teegardenwife35FWOHx
John P Teegardenson13MWIN
Sarah Teegardendaughter11FWIN
Malinda Teegardendaughter9FWIN
Mary Teegardendaughter6FWIN
Fransis Teegardenson4MWIN
Eliza Teegardendaughter2FWIN
William Teegardenson0 years 1 monthMWIL

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - John Price Teegarden Sr - Household

Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Teegarden, Johnhead56MWFarmer2440600OH1
Teegarden, Marywife46FWKeeping HouseOH
Teegarden, Marydaughter16FWIN
Teegarden, Elizadaughter12FWIN
Teegarden, Davidson10MWIL
Teegarden, Esteladaughter6FWIL
Teegarden, Arthurson4MWIL

Death
Mary was listed in the 1920 Census as a 66 yr old Widow. She was not found in the subsequent 1930 Census with her daughter, Jessie